Drum and cymbal beater.



R. A. BESSINGER.

DRUM AND CYMBAL HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16. 1915.

1,209,804. mm Dec. 26,1916.-

ROBERT A. IBESSINGER, OF WELLINGTON, OHIO.

DRUM AND CYMBAL BEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

Application filed July 16, 1915. Serial No. 40,176.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT A. BESSINGER, citizen of the United States, residing at lVellington, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drum and Cymbal Beaters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to drum and cymbal beaters, and has for its object to provide an improved device for the purpose of simultaneously beating a drum and a cymbal by means of hammers operated by a single foot lever.

The invention comprises the parts and the combination thereof as hereinafter described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l is a perspective View of the device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section.

In the drawings, 3 is a base drum, and 19 is a cymbal. The drum is supported in part by feet l clamped to the rim of the drum. The cymbal is mounted on the drum by means of a bracket 18 clamped to the rim of the drum by thumb screws 18.

6 indicates a base block having clamps 5 at its front end, with a flange 5 engaging under the rim of the drum and secured by a set screw 5 extending through the inner part 5 of the clamp. This clamp is preferably integral with the base, which latter has two upright side flanges 6 and a rear extension 6, which latter is supported by a screw 14 the head of which rests on the floor and which may be adjusted to desired position. The upper end of the screw retains a coiled spring between the rear extension 6" and the foot lever or pedal 18. This is pivoted between the fiange 6 by a bolt 13*, and at the inner end the lever has teeth 13 which engage with teeth 7 b on the hammer block 7 which is pivoted between the flanges 6 by means of a bolt 7 A coiled compression spring 16 is confined between the hammer block and the base. The lower end of this spring sets in a recess in the base, resting upon a screw 17 by means of which the tension of the spring can be adj usted. The upper end of the spring is retained by a pin or finger 7 on the block.

The rod 8 of the drum hammer fits in a socket in the block 7 and is held by a thumb screw 7. This rod carries the head 12 at its outer end, fastened to the rod by a pin 12, and the head has a felt facing 12*.

The cymbal hammer comprises a rod 10 having a head 10*, and is attached to the rod 8 by a block 9 which is adjustable on the rod 8 and is'held by a thumb screw 9. The drum hammer is preferably positioned to strike the head of the drum, and the cymbal hammer extends laterally in position to strike the cymbal. The thumb screw connections permit these parts to be properly adjusted for the intended purpose. By loosening the thumb screws 7 and 9 and the clamp screws 5 the device can be detached from the drum, and the parts separated so that they can be easily carried.

In operation, when the pedal 13 is depressed the engagement of its teeth 13 with the teeth '7 causes the hammers to swing and strike the drum and cymbal respectively. The hammers are returned by the spring 16, and the pedal is returned to upper position, on the rebound, by the spring 15, the engagement of the teeth serving to prevent vibration of the hammers, except by depressing the pedal. The base is clamped to the rim of the drum so that it is held in position without other fastening devices. The parts may thus be made of aluminum or other light metal so that the device can be easily carried.

What I claim as new is:

In a drum beater, the combination of a base, a hammer block pivoted to the base, said block having a hammer rod projecting from its rear end, a spring pressing against the front end, and teeth projecting fromthe underside of the hammer block, at an angle to the axis of the hammer rod and adjacent the front end of the block, and a pedal lever the upper side of which normally rests against the under side of the block, said lever having forwardly projecting teeth at its front end adapted to engage the teeth on the block as the latter is swung up on its pivot.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. BOMMHARDT, HARRY A. THOMPSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

